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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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